bridge

noun

Definition of bridgenext
as in land

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Recent Examples of bridge Police positioned on a bridge over the Santa Ana River executed a PIT maneuver, strategically hitting the side of the suspect’s truck and sending it into a guard rail. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025 If individual members have the EU’s best interests in mind, bilateral talks could act as a bridge between the Trump administration and the EU at a time when the transatlantic relationship is more fragile than ever. — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2025 After gate attendants assisted a separate group of customers and ushered them toward the jet bridge, Dali followed immediately behind, the video shows. — Jared Kofsky, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2025 Photo : West Coast Modern A bridge hovers over the first floor. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bridge
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bridge
  1. land
  2. soil
  3. island
  4. earth
  5. ground
  6. peninsula
  7. dust
Noun
  • Last week, the Department of the Interior announced that land would be transferred to the Army, allowing the military would of federal land to support Border Patrol for a period of three years.
    — Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Those canals, together with the ingenious system of chinampas, or floating plots of farming land, are located southeast of Mexico City, and serve as the legacy of a pre-Hispanic agriculture.
    — Gwendolina Duval, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2025
Definition of land
Noun
  • Teams will eventually undertake soil studies and drone-based, multispectral ground sensing to measure potential improvements to soil quality and carbon capture capacity on farmland that uses these techniques.
    — Robin Roenker, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
  • To minimize outdoor pollution during poor air quality, officials urged people to carpool; telecommute; reduce trips or take public transportation; slow down when driving on dirt roads; and stabilize loose soils.
    — Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Definition of soil
Noun
  • On an artificial island in the city’s bay, architects have erected a mile-long wooden ring encircling dozens of pavilions.
    — Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Oil, gas, and coal still generate the vast majority of power on the island.
    — Dan Eberhart, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Definition of island
Noun
  • But climate change is altering that equation, especially in places like New England where coastal waters are warming faster than almost anywhere on earth, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, especially in winter, fueling a green crab boom.
    — Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2025
  • With over 70,000 separate items – from resin and metal to electronics – sourced from every corner of the earth, Molex’s operations are a complex web requiring seamless supply chain management and timely delivery.
    — Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Definition of earth
Noun
  • While on the road - Opt for the middle lanes and remain on higher ground.
    — STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
  • The statement added that the aircraft are designed to destroy ground and air targets, and infrastructure facilities covered by air defense systems.
    — Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
Definition of ground
Noun
  • What To Know The Demilitarized Zone stretches 248 kilometers (155 miles) across the peninsula and is 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) wide.
    — Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Blizzard warnings are in place for parts of Kansas and Nebraska, with winter storm watches -- which could turn to blizzard warnings -- stretching northeast into Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and into the upper peninsula of Michigan.
    — Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of peninsula
Noun
  • Inhaled silica dust particles travel down airways and into the smallest spaces of the lung, causing scarring and eventually difficulty breathing, often becoming so severe that a lung transplant might be the only solution to avoid death.
    — Dr. Mark Abdelmalek, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The dust bin capacity is pretty good as well, the Kompressor technology promises 2.4 times more space.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of dust

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